Success for both dds today also, plus managed to get there safely and back, added bonus! Caught the end of the junior scholarship audition when we arrived, there looked to be some very accomplished dancers in that group. @margarite were you at the Junior or Senior audition?

Thanks very much for this @hoglett. I will have to check my FB notifications as I follow EYB but haven't seen that post. Thanks for sharing!

There's only a light covering here at the moment and friends in Wimbledon report similar (with latest forecasts projecting the heavier snow for Friday/Saturday) so I assume it will be on although would be good to know for sure before we seen out!

5 minutes ago, Dancer123 said:

Hope she is ok Auntie Nora is she at another vocational school or just a normal one at the moment! She must have been amazing to be at finals x

Ditto, I was just thinking exactly the same

@Confuddled our forecast in East Berks is for disruption tomorrow and Wednesday with the latter having the heaviest snow but I'm very much hoping it doesn't materialise 😊

Not sure if this is of any use or if just for the id dance company but may be of interest:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159882324665214&id=693400213

Ok so I know it's only Monday but as a few large snowflakes start to float around outside the window, with "Beast of the East" weather warnings issued for tomorrow and Wednesday, I'm already feeling slightly nervous about our prospects of making it to Wimbledon for the Swan Lake audition on Weds. Fingers crossed it's not as bad as forecast!

I hope everything works out for your daughter. I have learned from your wise words and experience. Best of luck to you and your family.

6th April according to the application form but if you want to audition for a scholarship (in March for London) your summer school application form has to have submitted before the audition.

@Anna C and @Legseleven and others, you may have hit the nail on the head. If you get through the initial sift and as far as an interview (where appropriate) then I suspect there is more opportunity to demonstrate the value of non-academic activities there, in person, than might be the case with forms alone, but I would hope that you don't get downgraded for including the information even if it's not counted. 

Very interesting topic, especially on the subject of whether a range additional activities need to be demonstrated alongside academic qualifications in order to increase the chances of an offer. The experts in this thread seem to agree that this is not the case so is there a disconnect between the expectations of the HEIs and the perceptions of the schools? Many years ago I was privileged to be accepted into an extremely academic university where I enjoyed four years' of high intensity study and left with a good degree that has no doubt opened doors for me in later life. This university was able to pick and choose at will as it was so oversubscribed with very highly qualified students (one of my peers achieved 8 A Grades at A level in one sitting!). However, they also turned away many, many highly academic applicants. They were interested in the "whole" individual and on what else he/she could bring and contribute to university life. I also think they were making an assessment on how well the person might settle in and benefit from a university education in general, as well as the requirements of the specific course.

Anyway, I digress. Good luck to everyone whose DCs are currently in this process. Hopefully having dance, or music or DofE or sport to focus on will help them get a break now and again from the stress of A Levels even if the exam points are not taken into account 😊

Also saw this on Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures Facebook page today:

NEW ADVENTURES 2018 AUDITIONS:
We are now accepting CVs for this year's annual auditions to join our award-winning company, on 22 to 24 February 2018, with recalls on 25 February 2018!
(Deadline: 3 February 2018)

For full information please visit: http://new-adventures.net/company/auditions-jobs-and-work-experience

Just seen this on the website:

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FOR OUR 2018 AUDITIONS WILL OPEN ON THE 8TH OF JANUARY 2018

Great news @coniger (and all others with places). We didn't apply this year after having already committed to a local dance festival the same week but great to hear the success rate may be a little higher than it has been for summer schools. Hopefully the Spring course will become a regular thing 😊

Thank you, without going into detail, it's one of a number of contributory factors, certainly not the only issue . She's a lovely performer and will just focus on other opportunities now x

Thanks @Annasophia, congratulations to your dd!

 I think dd1 will probably take a step back now and focus on (academic) school and perhaps finding another passion or hobby just to do for fun. The internal competition at her local dance school is extremely strong and her confidence has gone through the floor this year. Dd2 always rationalises every knockback so I'm sure she'll be auditioning for years to come!!

8 minutes ago, Petalviolet said:

There will be a mini pv on tour!! Haha - she will be thrilled after just getting to finals last year!

Hurrah mini PV and PV, great news!!

22 minutes ago, Petalviolet said:

Sorry to hear that MAK, just to get to finals in a tough full cast all bells and whistles production Year is a tough one. 

No post for us yet but another friend received a No letter this morning and she’s a fabulous dancer so...ugh. 

The only thing I regret is that she hadn't auditioned before. With hindsight I would have encouraged her to do so as next year would be the last time she'd be eligible and if they do another smaller scale production the chances will be even slimmer (let's hope they don't). In the meantime, huge congratulations to all the yeses. We will look forward to seeing you dance next year!

13 minutes ago, margarite said:

OMG DD got a yes for main cast

Great news, congratulations!! 😊

She would not have expected anything else 😉

It's the usual "no" for us - came by post. Good luck everyone, I'm sure we'll be coming to watch the lucky few in April 😊

Fantastic news, so exciting for your dd @margarite 😄🎉

14 minutes ago, Number11 said:

That must be hard Mak 😞 Good luck for your dd on 19th and hope dd2 isn’t too disappointed xx

Thank you! 😊 x

Thank you Dancer123, I'm sorry your dd didn't get to Finals and I'm glad she is feeling better today 😊

The dreaded "no" has finally arrived so we have DD1 into the Finals and DD2 with a recall but no Finals. We definitely would have predicted the result to be in reverse for this one. My two literally seem to take it in turns with good news and bad news, it's an emotional rollercoaster. Thank goodness both of them are emotionally a lot tougher than I am 😂